The Green Papers: American Samoa State and Local Government

Official Name/Status All States

The unincorporated TERRITORY of American Samoa
Status: unincorporated TERRITORY
Convention partitioning SAMOA (a "condominium" held jointly by the BRITISH EMPIRE, the GERMAN [Second] REICH and the UNITED STATES since 14 June 1889) signed on 2 December 1899

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Executive Branch All States

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States
- Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: Two consecutive terms. Territorial Governor
- Delegate to the House of Representatives: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2026. Elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan.

Legislative Branch All States

Local Government All States

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
- Elections shall be held biennially in each even numbered year beginning on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November ... [REVISED CONSTITUTION OF AMERICAN SAMOA, Article II, Section 5]
Polling times All States
- The polls shall be opened by the district officials at 6 a.m. of the election day and shall be kept open continuously until 6 p.m. of that day. [American Samoa Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 07, Section 6.0701]

Links Links to other web sites. These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes.

Election Authority. All States
- American Samoa Election Office. Facebook
- American Samoa Government Election Office
Democratic
- American Samoa Democratic Party
- American Samoa Democratic Party.
- Democratic Party of American Samoa; P.O. Box 1281; Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799; 684-252-7219
Republican
- Republican Party of American Samoa
- Republican Party of American Samoa; P.O. Box 3564; Pago Pago, AS 96799; (684) 699-9609
Media & others

State and Local Government Outline

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